Never knowingly undersolved
Yet another new setter in the Indy, and in my opinion a good debut puzzle. One or two I have struggled to parse, but I’m sure help will be forthcoming. What did you … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27203.
After several weeks of harder than average Everymans (or should that be Everymen?) we seem to have returned to normal with a very accessible puzzle, though one that was still a pleasure to … Read more >>
The Peter/Pierre combo again hits the Sunday Indy slot. Lots of well-constructed clues and some clever misdirections. Bravo, Peter. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx) anagram anagrind = … Read more >>
I found this easier than usual, but all the more enjoyable for it. Thank you Azed.
The middle of May and, if my ageing memory is right, I think my first blog of a puzzle by Hob. And quite a tricky one it proved to be. Some tough clues. … Read more >>
Half the clues lose a letter and the other half gain, with the letters lost matching the letters gained. These letters can then be rearranged to provide a thematic link to a surname … Read more >>
An excellent puzzle from Crucible, I though. The theme was … … planets of the solar system. Each of the themed clues (without definition) is one of the planets (not including Pluto, which … Read more >>
A witty entertaining puzzle from Alberich, where several times, the parsing took longer than the solving. 🙂 Thanks Alberich.
Another Phi-day and another Phi, although we have to say that this didn’t feel like a ‘normal’ Phi although we cannot identify quite why. We were somewhat puzzled by the wordplay in … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27201.
One of THOSE mornings…
Serpent has provided today’s cruciverbal challenge, with what might be described as a semi-ghost theme. The entry at 17 reveals a (ghost) theme running through all of the across solutions, not just 20, … Read more >>
A fairly typical Pasquale puzzle, perhaps less tough than he can be, meticulously clued, as always, which helped with the customary couple of unfamiliar words – and fine surfaces throughout. Thank you, Pasquale. … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword / May 8, 2017
An enjoyable trademark Falcon puzzle, perfect start of another FT week.